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The Spencer Lens Company introduced its Model 55 in 1914, explaining that this “new and unique instrument” had been produced “in answer to a demand for a binocular microscope with a very large stage and also for a very great range in the distance from the stage at which the objectives may be used.” The new Model 56, moreover, was simply the upper part of Model 55.

This example of the Model 56 has coarse and fine focus, triple nosepiece, rectangular stage, and wooden box. The inscription reads “SPENCER / BUFFALO / USA.” The 152875 serial number indicates a date around 1938.

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